Why I Wear What I Wear: Matt Edwards

Matt Edwards likes to wear jeans and T-shirts almost every day. Working behind the scenes as a broadcast engineer at KRTV, Edwards is able to dress casually for work as well as for play.

“If it fits and it’s comfortable, I wear it,” Edwards said.

Edwards is wearing black Wrangler jeans he found at the Salvation Army Thrift Store. His T-shirt, a Star Wars Angry Birds screen tee, was a Christmas gift given to him by his parents a couple of years ago. His Nevados brand brown leather hiking boots are from Payless Shoes inside of Shopko.

To keep warm on winter days, Edwards wears a navy blue sweater he bought on a trip with his dad to Peru five years ago. The sweater is 50 percent cotton and 50 percent Alpaca wool. An alpaca is much like a llama, but smaller. Alpaca wool is similar to sheep’s wool, but is warmer, softer and hypoallergenic. Edward’s sweater even has an outline of alpacas stitched into the pattern.

“The colors stood out to me. It had a hood and zipper, too,” Edwards said. “It something I wear often and brings back memories of my trip to Peru.”